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Model Compare, in the BIM Project Suite. This tool can compare to iterations of a Revit model. Very useful to see “what’s changed” in very great detail. Thus if they are estimating, or looking for coordination ... https://www.solidcad.ca/common-uses-of-productivity-tools-by-contractors/ Uncover CTC’s Project Cleaner tool from BIM Manager Suite

By Mughees Altaf , Account Manager — AEC Productivity Tools at SolidCAD In case you were unable to attend SolidCAD and CTC’s webinar last week here is what you need to know… When working through general ... https://www.solidcad.ca/uncover-project-cleaner-tool-from-bim-manager-suite/ Uncover CTC’s Project Cleaner tool from BIM Manager Suite

In case you were unable to attend SolidCAD and CTC’s webinar last week here is what you need to know… When working through general project cleanup, there are many tedious tasks. Deleting unused views, removing ... https://www.solidcad.ca/uncover-project-cleaner-tool-from-bim-manager-suite-webinar/ Civil 3D Assembly Sets

Have you ever saved and used Assembly Sets within the Intersection Wizard for saving your custom assemblies for future use?  Have you ever had issues with them not appearing to work properly every time you use ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-assembly-sets/ Introduction to BIM Project Suite

In case you were unable to attend SolidCAD and CTC’s webinar last week here is what you need to know… Shawn Zirbes, a Guru for everything CTC, uncovered how the BIM Project Suite allows Autodesk Revit users ... https://www.solidcad.ca/introduction-to-bim-project-suite/ Civil 3D Viewports

A little tip today.  Have you ever zoomed out within a profile viewport and your surfaces and alignments are not there?  The two viewports shown below are nearly identical except the one on the bottom doesn’t ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-viewports/ Reconcile the Differences Between Parameters live in projects without Destroying Data

Let’s talk about Revit families. Are your Revit users pulling families from manufacturer websites, then having to spend project time individually reconciling the differences between the parameters used without ... https://www.solidcad.ca/reconcile-the-differences-between-parameters-live-in-projects-without-destroying-data/ CTC BIM Projct Suite 2020 – Invisibility Advisor

Find improperly displayed elements in Revit with Invisibility Advisor. Part of the BIM Project Suite, this tool can also identify the cause of invisibilty as well as offer useful information and links to relevant ... https://www.solidcad.ca/bim-project-suite-invisibility-advisor/ Workaround: Civil 3D XREF Structures Do Not Resize

My friend and customer, Ben Cartmell from Koers & Associates in Parksville, has brought to my attention a method, of which you may not be aware, for working around a limitation within Civil 3D. The limitation ... https://www.solidcad.ca/workaround-civil-3d-xref-structures-do-not-resize/ Revit Project Cleanup – Why and How

As a collaborative BIM software, Revit enables multiple authors to work within the same project file. However, as projects progress files can grow rather large, often time filling up “extra stuff”. This extra ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-project-cleanup-why-and-how/